Minister Yariv Levin met this morning (Monday) with President Reuven Rivlin,

"On behalf of all Israeli citizens, we wish full health for your wife. As the largest faction, we recommend Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. We have gone through a difficult election campaign and we will establish a stable government," he said.

Minister Miri Regev, who arrived at the meeting, said, "Netanyahu received the public's confidence on the personal level and the Likud on the national level. Despite everything that happened and the publication of recommendations, the public had its say and we believe and rely on Netanyahu to lead the State of Israel."